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Behind the counter at Porter’s Pinball Parlor on Main Street in Over-the-Rhine, proprietor Brian Porter has erected a shrine of sorts, a series of questions and answers noting important moments in pinball history.

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Down at Actors Theatre of Louisville, where the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays is underway, the drama is thick upon the ground. And unlike, say, a Shakespeare festival or a weekend at Burning Man, it’s hard to know what to expect on the Louisville stage.

We get it—your mom makes the best cinnamon rolls. But breakfast pastries have evolved to incorporate exotic and savory flavors. We scoured bakeries, bread shops, coffeehouses, and wedding cake purveyors for treats guaranteed to make you a morning person.

We have Louis Ernest Ladurée and his eponymous patisserie to thank for perfecting the modern French macaron, but it’s a German that lifted the pastel-hued featherweight Gallic cookie to new heights in this town.

Bar or restaurant? When you’re unsure, it’s time to consult the golden ratio: kids at tables to grizzled old guys hunched over the bar. On a recent Saturday mid-afternoon visit to Chicken on the Run, the ratio was 6:5.